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Chapter 6

Fine-tuning the MultiPASS Suite   113

Chapter 6
Fine-tuning the MultiPASS Suite

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To successfully operate your MultiPASS system, you need to be familiar 
with using the Status Monitor and removing the software.

Using the MultiPASS Status Monitor

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You can use the Status Monitor to review the current status of the printer 
and any error conditions needing your attention. You cannot interrupt 
MultiPASS activity with the Status Monitor.

When the Status Monitor is open, it displays as a window on the 
Windows desktop and an icon in the Windows taskbar.

To open the Status Monitor, if currently closed:

On the Windows desktop, click Start, point to Programs or All Programs, 
point to MultiPASS Suite, and then click MultiPASS Status Monitor.

To display the Status Monitor menu:

Right-click the Status Monitor window or icon.

To display the Status Monitor window:

If the Status Monitor appears only as an icon on the taskbar, click Restore 
on the Status Monitor menu.

To specify the Status Monitor window as the top window:

Click Always On Top on the Status Monitor menu.

To display the port on which the printer is connected:

Click Device Information on the Status Monitor menu.

Status Monitor

 

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Summary of Contents for MultiPASS F20

Page 1: ...Canon MultiPASS F20 MultiPASS Suite for Windows Version 4 3 Software User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...o Deluxe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Corporation Canon and BJ are registered trademarks and MultiPASS and ScanGear are trademarks of Canon Inc Microsoft Windows Exchange Outlook and Outlook Express are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation OmniPage is a registered trademark of ScanSoft Inc Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation All other trademarks identified herein ar...

Page 3: ...ent 25 Defining Page Settings 26 Defining a Custom Paper Size 29 Printing More Than One Page on a Single Sheet 29 Printing a Poster 30 Printing a Banner 30 Using Printer Control Windows 98 Me only 31 Using Stamps and Backgrounds 32 Creating or Changing a Stamp or Background 34 Defining Special Effects 45 Saving Your Settings As a Print Profile 46 Cleaning printhead setting quiet mode and various other...

Page 4: ...nts and Images 97 Specifying Viewer Preferences 100 Specifying a Photo Editor 103 Enhancing Your Images Photo Enhancer 105 Chapter 6 Fine tuning the MultiPASS Suite 113 Using the MultiPASS Status Monitor 113 Removing the MultiPASS Suite 115 Reinstalling the MultiPASS Suite 116 Changing the Port Connection 116 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 117 Problems installing and removing software 117 Problems turn...

Page 5: ...ws application that supports printing Define and customize print settings that affect the output of your printed documents Scanning an image Scan documents photographs and other images into your PC Viewing and managing your document View and manage a document that has been scanned to your PC System Requirements 0 To successfully install and operate the MultiPASS Suite your system must meet the fol...

Page 6: ...computer with a Pentium 233 processor A Pentium 300 processor or higher is recommended Memory Windows 98 Me 32 megabytes MB of RAM 64 MB of RAM or more is recommended Windows 2000 XP 64 megabytes MB of RAM 128 MB of RAM or more is recommended Hard Disk Space 60 MB of available hard disk space 150 MB of available hard disk space is recommended Disk Drive CD ROM drive or access to one over a network...

Page 7: ... a Windows 2000 XP system Images may appear slightly different on other supported operating systems Conventions Used in This Guide 0 The following types of formatting identify specific types of information provided in this guide Italicized text Used to stress the importance of a word or phrase or to refer to the title of another guide For example You cannot access the dialog box or the MultiPASS S...

Page 8: ... Help Provides information online about a window or dialog box and step by step instructions for performing MultiPASS Suite tasks Setup Sheet Read this sheet first This sheet includes instructions for setting up your printer and getting it ready for use Follow all steps in this sheet before using your printer Basic Guide After following instructions in the Setup Sheet we recommend you read this gu...

Page 9: ...e WIA Driver and ScanGear for MultiPASS will be installed ScanGear for MultiPASS Windows 98 Me 2000 XP Enables you to scan an image into your PC when you use Windows 98 Me 2000 XP WIA Driver Windows XP Enables you to scan an image into your PC when you use Windows XP My MultiPASS Enables you to store and manage your MultiPASS documents in folders on your PC MultiPASS Viewer Enables you to view you...

Page 10: ...obs Installing the MultiPASS Suite The MultiPASS Suite installation program installs all the appropriate software components on your local hard drive The MultiPASS Suite should not be installed on a network drive MultiPASS Suite 4 2 or earlier must be removed from your PC before installing MultiPASS Suite 4 3 To install the MultiPASS Suite software if you are using Windows 2000 XP you must log on ...

Page 11: ...Add New Hardware Wizard appears click Cancel Then quit any applications including virus checkers that are currently running 3 Insert the installation disk into your disk drive If you are installing with a copy of the MultiPASS Suite located on another drive skip to the next step 4 If AutoRun is enabled the installation starts automatically If the CD ROM does not run automatically double click My C...

Page 12: ...n the welcome screen click Next Follow the on screen instructions 7 Read the License Agreement If you agree to the terms click Yes If you do not agree click No You will not be allowed to continue the installation process 8 When prompted click Next ...

Page 13: ...f a system message appears indicating the system driver is being installed wait until the installation process is completed and then click Yes to continue 10 Continue to follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation process When the installation is finished restart your PC before using the MultiPASS Suite software If your PC does not restart automatically restart it manually ...

Page 14: ... including virus checkers that are currently running 3 Insert the installation disk into your disk drive If you are installing with a copy of the MultiPASS Suite located on another drive skip to the next step 4 If AutoRun is enabled the installation starts automatically If the CD ROM does not run automatically double click My Computer in the Windows screen double click the CD ROM icon then double ...

Page 15: ...stalling and Getting Started 11 7 Read the License Agreement If you agree to the terms click Yes If you do not agree click No You will not be allowed to continue the installation process 8 When prompted click Next ...

Page 16: ...Found New Hardware Wizard appears 10 In the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box click Install the Software Automatically and then click Next Wait until the installation process is complete Click Finish to close the dialog box Then in the Setup dialog box click Yes to continue Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation ...

Page 17: ...rinter 1 On the Windows desktop click Start 2 On the Start menu point to Settings and then click Printers in Windows XP click Printers and Faxes on the Start menu 3 In the Printers window in Windows XP the Printers and Faxes window click the printer icon 4 On the File menu click Set As Default Windows 98 Me or Set as Default Printer Windows 2000 XP Sharing the Printer Installation You may be using...

Page 18: ...ring 1 On the MultiPASS server system on the Windows desktop click Start 2 On the Start menu point to Settings and then click Printers in Windows XP click Printers and Faxes on the Start menu 3 In the Printers window in Windows XP the Printers and Faxes window click the MultiPASS printer icon 4 On the File menu click Sharing If the Sharing command is not available you need to set up printer sharin...

Page 19: ...he Start menu point to Settings and then click Printers in Windows XP click Printers and Faxes on the Start menu 4 In the Printers window in Windows XP the Printers and Faxes window double click Add Printer in Windows XP click Add a printer 5 Follow the on screen instructions Install the printer driver as a network printer based on the name assigned to the shared printer You cannot install the pri...

Page 20: ...uch as bmp tif or jpg according to the file format If you have saved a picture and cannot find it you can search for it by the file name The My MultiPASS folder works within Windows Explorer and thus has a similar structure However only the system can place documents into this folder In addition you cannot delete move or rename this folder The folder can only be deleted by uninstalling the MultiPA...

Page 21: ...ars on the menu bar To rename a document in the My MultiPASS folder 1 In the My MultiPASS window under My MultiPASS click the Scan to Save folder 2 Click the desired document 3 On the File menu click Rename 4 In the Rename dialog box enter the new name for your document Because My MultiPASS works within Windows Explorer as an alternative you can open My MultiPASS in Windows Explorer In Windows Exp...

Page 22: ...e Disk will appear in My Computer This is the printer s memory card drive If a memory card used in a digital camera is inserted in the printer and you open the removable disk you can open photographs on the memory card as well as copy them to the hard disk You do this in the same way as general files on the hard disk etc ...

Page 23: ...the specific application from which you are printing The following instructions summarize the general procedures for printing a document To print a document 1 With your document open in your Windows application click the print command In most applications the print command is on the File menu or toolbar To print your document with the current driver settings click the print button on the toolbar 2...

Page 24: ...click Printers In the Printers window right click the printer icon then click Properties If you are using Windows XP click Start on the Windows desktop then click Printers and Faxes In the Printers and Faxes window right click the printer icon then click Printing Preferences Changes made using this method will be effective for all subsequent print jobs You have two methods by which you can define ...

Page 25: ... If you are dissatisfied with your changes on a particular tab and want to revert to the default settings click Defaults 4 To accept your changes and close the dialog box click OK If available to accept your changes while leaving the dialog box open click Apply To cancel your changes and close the dialog box click Cancel Defining Main Print Settings 0 You can define settings that determine the ove...

Page 26: ...Source Displays the source from which paper is supplied Print Quality Click the predefined print quality that best suits your document High Click if you want to print your document with a higher print quality which may print more slowly Standard Click to print your document with average speed and quality ...

Page 27: ...nual Click to define the color adjustment manually For details see the Setting a Custom Color Adjustment section Grayscale Printing Click to print a black and white version of a color document The printer picture illustrates the current settings Preview before printing You can display a preview of what you are going to print on your screen before you select to print it Select Preview to display an...

Page 28: ...to 5 Auto Fine changes to Auto Fast Click to automatically change dithering and diffusion based on the characteristics of the image Dither and Dither Fast Windows 98 Me Dither Windows 2000 XP Click to arrange image pixels in a fixed pattern to create halftones This setting is suitable for business charts and graphics with well defined color boundaries Dither Fast prints at a higher speed after per...

Page 29: ...Adjustment click Manual Then click Set 2 In the Manual Color Adjustment dialog box move the color balance sliders to adjust the color balance and intensity 3 Click Enable ICM Image Color Management to activate the color correction function built into Windows 4 In the Print Type box click the type of image you are printing 5 In the Brightness box click a level of brightness you prefer for your imag...

Page 30: ... and its contents and how the document is oriented on the page To change the settings on the Page Setup tab Page Size Click the size of the page you are printing which matches the page size specified in the Windows application To specify a custom size paper click Custom or Custom Size For details see the Defining a Custom Paper Size section ...

Page 31: ...size Printing If your page size and printer paper size are different click Fit to Page Printing to automatically print your document to fit the printer paper size If you want to enlarge or reduce the printed document click Scaled Printing If you want to print more than one page on a single sheet of paper for example to conserve paper for reviewing the draft copy of a report click Page Layout Print...

Page 32: ...that extend beyond the paper are not printed because the image is enlarged to a size slightly larger than the paper size You can use the slide bar to adjust how much the image extends beyond the paper It is recommended that you normally set the slide bar to the right end If you move the slide bar to the left to reduce the extension amount a border may appear Copies Click or type the number of copi...

Page 33: ...er Size dialog box click a unit of measure and specify the width and height Printing More Than One Page on a Single Sheet 0 If you want to print more than one page of your document on a single sheet of paper do the following 1 In the Printing Type box click Page Layout Printing Then click Specify 2 In the Page Layout Printing dialog box in the Pages box click the number of pages you want to print ...

Page 34: ...t text in the margins that serve as guidelines for pasting the poster together 1 In the Printing Type box click Poster Printing Then click Specify 2 In the Poster Printing dialog box under Image Divisions click the number of pages on which to print the poster 3 Click if you want the words Cut and Paste cut lines or both printed in the margins as guidelines Windows 2000 XP To print all pages click ...

Page 35: ...aper thickness lever to the right 3 Cut the banner paper one sheet longer than the document requires 4 Insert the banner paper into your printer Make sure the fold between the first and second pages is facing up Make sure the surface to faces up To set your banner printing options and print your banner 1 In the Printing Type box click Banner Printing 2 If the banner printing message box appears cl...

Page 36: ...tire document is sent to the queue Using Stamps and Backgrounds 0 You can add stamps and background images to your printed documents The software contains a library of images to use as stamps or backgrounds stored as bmp files that were installed with the software You can also define a stamp or background of your own For example you may want to use a stamp that designates the status of the documen...

Page 37: ...r document over the stamp 3 To print the stamp only on the first page of your printed document rather than all the pages click Stamp First Page Only To use a background 1 In the Printer Properties dialog box on the Stamp Background tab click Background and then click a background in the list 2 To print the background on the first page only rather than all the pages click Background First Page Only...

Page 38: ...ackground image from the factory predefined list or by importing one you can define the settings for the background To create or change a stamp 1 On the Stamp Background tab do one of the following To change an existing stamp click Stamp and then click the name of the stamp in the list To create a new stamp clear Stamp 2 Click Define Stamp 3 In the Stamp Settings Properties dialog box on the appro...

Page 39: ...Chapter 3 Printing 35 2 Specify the font characteristics such as type style size and outline 3 On the Color tab under Palette click an available color shown in the palette ...

Page 40: ...e reached the desired mix for your custom color 6 If you want to save the custom color in the palette click Add to Palette The newly created color is added to the last row on the color palette If the last row has been filled with custom colors you created previously you can choose to replace the earliest existing custom color To define the text and color of a text stamp Windows 2000 XP 1 On the St...

Page 41: ...Chapter 3 Printing 37 2 In the Stamp Text box enter the stamp text 3 Specify the font characteristics such as font type style size and outline 4 Click Select Color to change the color of your stamp text ...

Page 42: ...n available color 6 If you want to customize a stamp color under Basic Colors click the color that is closest to your desired custom color Then click Define Custom Colors 7 Move the slider or enter the color values until you have reached the desired mix for your custom color ...

Page 43: ... The newly created color is added to the Custom Colors palette If the Custom Colors palette is filled with custom colors you created previously the earliest existing custom color is replaced To define the image for a graphic stamp Windows 2000 XP 1 On the Stamp tab click Bitmap for the Stamp Type 2 Click Select File ...

Page 44: ...hic Then click OK 4 On the Stamp tab move the Size slider to the left to decrease the size of the graphic right to increase 5 Click Transparent White Area to make the white areas in the graphic transparent To define the placement of a stamp On the Placement tab specify the following settings ...

Page 45: ...amp in the page illustration on the left and drag the stamp to the desired position on the page Orientation Text Stamp Click or type the number of degrees to specify the angle of rotation of your stamp A negative number of degrees rotates the stamp clockwise A positive number of degrees rotates the stamp counter clockwise To save a stamp 1 On the Save Settings tab in the Title box enter a name for...

Page 46: ...ist that you want to delete 2 Click Delete 3 When prompted confirm that you want to delete the stamp To select and define a background 1 On the Stamp Background tab do one of the following To change the properties of an existing background click Background and then the name in the list To select a new background image clear Background 2 Click Select Background ...

Page 47: ...name of the graphic you want to change displays in the File box 2 On the Background tab specify the layout method for the background image If you want to define your own layout position click Custom When Center Top Left Top Right Bottom Left Bottom Right or Custom is selected under Layout Method you can also click the background image in the page illustration on the left and drag the background im...

Page 48: ...ompted confirm that you want to save the setting To delete a background setting 1 In the Printer Properties dialog box on the Stamp Background tab click the background you want to delete in the Background list 2 Click Select Background 3 In the Background Settings Properties dialog box click the Save Settings tab 4 In the Title box confirm the background setting you want to delete appears Then cli...

Page 49: ... To change the settings on the Effects tab Simulate Illustration Click to convert full color and 256 color images into a simulated hand drawn illustration When Simulate Illustration is selected the Contrast option enables you to adjust the image contrast using the slider Monochrome Effects Click to display full color and 256 color images in a single color Then click the desired color from those li...

Page 50: ...n printing low resolution images from Web pages Photo Optimizer PRO Click to correct problems with images taken with a digital camera or acquired by a scanner It is specifically designed to compensate for color shift underexposure and overexposure Apply Throughout Page If you selected Photo Optimizer PRO and there are multiple images on a page click if you want the effect applied to all images Sav...

Page 51: ...the settings on the Main Page Setup Stamp Background and Effects tabs to their factory predefined settings To save a print profile 1 Specify your desired print settings on the Main Page Setup Stamp Background and Effects tabs 2 Click the Profiles tab 3 Click Add to Profiles ...

Page 52: ...ng Profiles list click the desired profile 2 Click Retrieve from Profiles When the confirmation message appears click OK To delete a print profile 1 On the Profiles tab in the Printing Profiles list click the profile 2 Click Delete When the confirmation message appears click OK To restore the factory predefined settings 1 On the Profiles tab in the Printing Profiles list click Default Settings 2 C...

Page 53: ...inters window in Windows XP the Printers and Faxes window click the icon of the printer that you want to use On the File menu click Properties in Windows 2000 XP click Printing Preferences In the next window that appears specify your changes and click OK Cleaning printhead setting quiet mode and various other functions 0 On the Maintenance tab you can adjust cleaning of the printhead printing of t...

Page 54: ...aning dialog box choose from one of the following and then click Execute All Colors To clean color and black Black To clean black only Color To clean color only When the following dialog box appears click OK Do not perform another operation while the printhead is being cleaned In Windows 2000 XP cleaning begins immediately when you click Execute Please note that if you use Cleaning too often the i...

Page 55: ...operation while the printhead is being cleaned Please note that Deep Cleaning will use even more ink than Cleaning Print Head Alignment Align the printhead if the color is uneven or if streaks appear in the nozzle check pattern 1 Load paper in the printer 2 On the Windows desktop click Start 3 On the Start menu point to Settings and then click Printers in Windows XP click Printers and Faxes 4 In t...

Page 56: ... If the pattern is not printed successfully check that the ink tanks are properly installed 10 In the samples of printed pattern A find the one in which the vertical lines are the least obvious enter the number and press Tab In the same way enter the number of the B F sample in which the vertical lines are the least obvious and finally click OK ...

Page 57: ...Chapter 3 Printing 53 11 Click OK Mostsolid box Leastsolid box BADSAMPLE GOODSAMPLE ...

Page 58: ... next dialog box also the nozzle check pattern will be printed Do not start another operation until the nozzle check pattern is printed The nozzle check pattern should appear as follows when ink is discharged properly Ink Counter Reset When you replace an ink tank reset the ink counter level to full If you replaced the black ink tank click Black Ink Tank If you replaced the color ink tank click Co...

Page 59: ...t takes a long time for the ink to dry or if you are printing at a high density adjust the time it takes to print with the slide bar The further right you slide it the more the printer will rest and rubbing of the printhead against the paper will diminish The further left you slide it the less the printer will rest and printing speed will be faster Once set up check that the printer is on click Se...

Page 60: ...ect if you want the printer to use quiet mode The printer will continue to use quiet mode regardless of the time Printing speed will be slower than normal Use quiet mode within specified time Select if you wish to automatically use quiet mode within certain times You can set the printer on quiet mode at nighttime Select and you will be able to enter times in Start time and End time using the 24 ho...

Page 61: ...Windows XP you can use either the ScanGear for MultiPASS or the WIA compliant driver On the MultiPASS Toolbar click on Settings and then choose which driver you would like to use Both drivers allow you to use a printer to scan documents to a Windows application such as a PhotoShop that supports a TWAIN interface Some applications allow multiple page scans while others do not If you are unsure whet...

Page 62: ...re set up to be saved to the Scan to Save folder This save location can be changed with the Toolbar Settings Scanned documents are assigned a unique name with a file name extension such as bmp tif or jpg according to the file format Click Viewer to scan your document and automatically have it display in a graphic application such as MultiPASS Viewer If the buttons appear on the Toolbar click OCR C...

Page 63: ...application set up as the linked application in your Toolbar settings To scan an image from a TWAIN or WIA compliant Windows application 1 Place your image facedown on the platen glass of your printer 2 In your Windows application click the command to scan a document In some applications the appropriate command may be listed as Acquire or Acquire Image For the command to scan a document from a Twa...

Page 64: ...ents other than photos particularly documents printed on white paper hand written text business cards etc may also not be cropped accurately Automatically there is a correction of documents that are not straight However this will not happen if the image is off by more than 10 degrees The document is scanned in the Color Mode of Color and Resolution of 300 dpi 1 If using the Toolbar to scan click S...

Page 65: ...mage with the Toolbar for the function of individual buttons 4 Click the Simple Mode button if it is displayed 5 Click Preview if you wish to see a preview The image will be scanned provisionally as a preview 6 Click Multi Photo Scan 7 When the Multi Photo Scan dialog box appears click Next Scanning of multiple photos will begin 8 Depending on which operation was selected in 3 continue with the pr...

Page 66: ...business cards etc may also not be cropped accurately Automatically there is a correction of documents that are not straight However this will not happen is the image is off by more than 10 degrees Unlike Multi Crop Color Mode and Resolution can be set freely 1 If using the Toolbar to scan click Settings on the Toolbar On the Toolbar Settings tab click Show scanner driver before scanning select it...

Page 67: ...l buttons 4 Click the Advanced Mode button if it is displayed 5 Click Preview The image will be scanned provisionally as a preview 6 If necessary specify settings 7 On the Main tab click Multi Crop Each of the preview photos is surrounded by dotted lines Each of the documents is separated from the others by its frame of dotted lines and is scanned as a separate document 8 Drag the dotted lines wit...

Page 68: ...ly increase the resolution and try cropping again Viewing the Scanner Driver 0 When scanning with the MultiPASS Toolbar also referred to as the Toolbar you can set the scanner driver to always appear before scanning is performed To view the scanner driver 1 On the Windows desktop on the Toolbar click Settings 2 Click Show scanner driver before scanning in the Toolbar Settings tab If the Show scann...

Page 69: ...your scanned image and make any necessary adjustments for example to size tone and so on When you are satisfied with the results you then perform the final scan of the document The following instructions summarize the procedures for scanning an image with ScanGear To scan an image in ScanGear 1 On the Toolbar click one of the following buttons E Mail Save As or Viewer OCR or Custom 1 2 3 2 In the ...

Page 70: ...settings for the preview image You choose an image type that determines the predefined color mode and resolution for scanning your image You can define and delete custom image types as needed To define preview scan settings in Simple Mode 1 On the Simple Mode tab in the Image Type box click the type of image you are scanning which automatically sets the color mode and resolution 2 In the Paper Siz...

Page 71: ...Custom 2 Click Edit Image Type 3 In the Image Type Settings dialog box enter a name for the image type you are defining 4 Click the preferred color mode and resolution 5 Click Save To delete a custom image type 1 In the Image Type box click the name of the image type you want to delete 2 Click Edit Image Type 3 In the Image Type Settings dialog box click Delete 4 When prompted click Yes to delete ...

Page 72: ...lick the color mode for your image 2 Click or type the resolution as dots per inch dpi 3 On the Preferences tab set the following Text Enhanced Instead of B W Click to use with OCR Optical Character Recognition software This setting increases the contrast in black and white scanning to promote the accurate recognition of characters in OCR software Resolution should be at least 300 dpi for OCR scan...

Page 73: ...ange your monitor profile Then in the displayed list click your monitor If your monitor is not listed click Canon s Default Profile for Monitors Since the quality of your scanned image could be affected if the correct monitor profile is not selected changing the monitor profile enables a better quality scanned image 4 On the F20 tab in the Paper Size list click the size of the source image you are...

Page 74: ... top and left borders of the preview area To remove the current preview image Click Clear if the preview image does not serve your purpose To reduce the moire pattern in the preview image In Advanced Mode on the F20 tab click Descreen It is only effective for images which are a color or grayscale picture type and which are less than 600 dpi If you are scanning at a higher resolution the descreen p...

Page 75: ...vanced Mode 2 On the Main tab if you want to maintain the current width and height proportions of the image while cropping click Keep Proportions 3 Do one of the following To draw the cropped area Click Select Position the mouse point at the upper left corner of the area you want to select and drag the mouse to the lower right corner of the desired area To define the cropped area by its size In th...

Page 76: ...he actual image size To set an image scale On the Main tab in the Scale box enter a percentage Adjusting the Tone of a Color or Grayscale Image in Advanced Mode 6 If you selected Color or Grayscale as your color mode you can produce a wide range of visual effects or corrections in your preview image by adjusting the settings on the Tone tab The tone settings can be adjusted using the following met...

Page 77: ...ropriate color channel 3 Move the Contrast and Brightness sliders to the left for less contrast or brightness and to the right for more contrast or brightness 4 To return to the original setting click Reset To adjust the tone with the gamma value 1 On the Tone tab click Gamma ...

Page 78: ...el 3 Move the slider to the left to decrease to the right to increase the contrast displayed in the middle of the tonal range midtones of your image Or enter the value in the box 4 To return to the original setting click Reset To adjust the tone using a histogram 1 On the Tone tab click Histogram ...

Page 79: ...age in the preview area that is darkest for black point lightest for white point or in the middle of the tonal range for midpoint Drag the appropriate arrow at the bottom of the histogram to the level you want When you adjust the black point all tones in the image darker than the selected black point are adjusted to black When you adjust the midpoint all tones in the image between the black point ...

Page 80: ...togram setting 1 Click Save 2 In the Save As dialog box specify the file name and location where you want to save the setting and click Save To open a previously saved histogram setting 1 Click Load 2 In the Open dialog box click the file name for the tone setting you want to load and click Open To correct a common tone problem with a predefined tone curve 1 On the Tone tab click Special Tone Curv...

Page 81: ...nel 3 In the Select Special Curve box click the desired correction 4 To return to the original setting click Reset Adjusting the Tone of a Black and White Image in Advanced Mode 6 If you selected Black and White as your color mode you can define the following tone settings on the Black White tab ...

Page 82: ...Text Enhanced as the color mode the settings are not available and cannot be changed Adjusting ScanGear Preferences 6 In addition to scan preferences you can set prior to scanning a preview image described previously you can adjust other preferences for ScanGear that affect the scan behavior the next time you scan an image To adjust scan behavior preferences 1 In Advanced Mode click the Preference...

Page 83: ...e such as color or grayscale and then scan the document To scan an image To specify a picture type In the Scan dialog box click the type of picture to scan Click a predefined picture type to scan a color grayscale or black and white image using predefined settings Create a customized picture type by making changes to a predefined picture type or defining your own custom picture type ...

Page 84: ...d picture 2 In the Advanced Properties dialog box specify the desired scan settings Click the desired picture type To adjust brightness move the slider to the left for less brightness or to the right for more Or enter the desired values For color or grayscale picture types to adjust contrast move the slider to the left for less contrast or to the right for more Or enter the desired values Click or...

Page 85: ...tings you specified in the previous step and close the Advanced Properties dialog box Click Cancel to disable the scan settings you specified in the previous step and close the Advanced Properties dialog box Click Reset to restore the default scan settings ...

Page 86: ...o change the scan button settings 1 On the Windows desktop on the MultiPASS Toolbar click Settings 2 In the Toolbar Settings dialog box click the appropriate tab for the scan button whose settings you want to change for example Custom1 3 On the appropriate tab make your preferred changes Illustration of Custom tab However the options on each tab are very similar ...

Page 87: ...ion dialog box click the path and file name for the application executable EXE file Then click Open For example the OCR button may be linked to the OmniPage application omnipage exe Button name Enter name up to nine characters to be displayed in the Toolbar for Custom 1 Custom 2 and Custom 3 Open folder after scanning Save As tab only If you select Open folder after scanning the folder in which sc...

Page 88: ...tart at 100 your subsequent image files would be named SavedScan100 SavedScan101 and so on Save as Type If available click the file format in which you want your scanned image saved such as BMP or TIF This option is available only for those scan destinations where saving the image file is appropriate Image Type If available click the type of image you are scanning such as Black and White Image Qua...

Page 89: ...idth and Height boxes enter the dimensions of your custom paper size Width and Height Click the unit of measure to display the dimensions of the paper size you selected To change general Toolbar settings 1 On the Windows desktop on the Toolbar click Settings 2 On the Toolbar Settings tab specify your changes Image Source Displays the printer you are using for scanning ...

Page 90: ...olbar Toolbar Always on Top Click to keep the Toolbar displayed on top of all applications that may appear on the Windows desktop Load on Windows Startup Click to open the Toolbar when Windows is started If this setting is cleared you need to open the Toolbar when you want to use it Button Size Click your preferred display size for the Toolbar buttons Select driver type If you use Windows XP choos...

Page 91: ...con On the displayed menu click Exit MultiPASS Toolbar To minimize the Toolbar open on the desktop On the Toolbar click the Close button on the title bar To maximize the Toolbar from an icon on the taskbar Double click the Toolbar icon As an alternative for performing some of the tasks described for the Toolbar such as scanning to a particular destination you can use the Toolbar menus To do so On ...

Page 92: ...hoto Enhancer also referred to as the Photo Enhancer The Photo Enhancer enables you to make advanced image adjustments such as applying filters or effects to your images Since the appearance and behavior of both the Viewer and Photo Enhancer are very similar many of the procedures in this chapter are used for working with documents in either application To open a document in the Viewer In the My M...

Page 93: ...k Edit on the Viewer toolbar or Tools menu Documents containing metadata can be opened with the Photo Enhancer However if the document is edited and saved all metadata is lost To close the Photo Enhancer On the File menu click Exit Specifying Display Preferences 6 While working with a document you may want to modify the display of the document or Viewer window layout area to suit your needs ...

Page 94: ... through 2 On the View menu point to Image Then click to the next previous first or last image Or on the toolbar click Previous or Next To adjust the magnification of the document or image In the Viewer or Photo Enhancer do one of the following On the Zoom menu or toolbar click to zoom out or in decreasing or increasing the magnification by increments On the Zoom menu click a specific setting In t...

Page 95: ...roll through a zoomed document Viewer Drag the mouse pointer to move your view of the image To scroll through a zoomed image Photo Enhancer 1 On the toolbar or Edit menu click Scroll 2 In the image layout area drag the mouse pointer to move your view of the image To view the document in full screen mode Viewer On the View menu click Full Screen The document displays as the only item on the screen ...

Page 96: ...ise by selected increments To print a document Viewer 1 On the File menu or Viewer toolbar click Print 2 In the Print dialog box specify the desired print options To print documents in a folder as thumbnails Viewer 1 Open a document in the folder that you want to display thumbnails of 2 On the File menu click Print Thumbnails 3 In the Print dialog box select the printer and click OK in Windows 200...

Page 97: ...ct Ratio Then enter the appropriate width or height Click other information you may want shown on the printed document Click the preferred resolution for the printed document Generally the higher the resolution the higher the print quality However print speed may be slower Click if you want to correct the image s brightness and contrast gamma Then specify the gamma value Generally the higher the v...

Page 98: ...ge should be printed Click how you want the image sized To specify a size click Specified Size To keep the width and height properly proportioned click Maintain Aspect Ratio Then enter the appropriate width or height Click other information you may want shown on the printed document Click the preferred resolution for the printed document Generally the higher the resolution the higher the print qua...

Page 99: ...r the correction to produce a more subtle brightness and contrast To flip an image Photo Enhancer 1 On the toolbar or Edit menu click Flip 2 In the Flip dialog box click the Horizontal or Vertical Flip button To rotate a document or image 1 Do one of the following In the Viewer on the toolbar or Tools menu click Rotate In the Photo Enhancer on the toolbar or Edit menu click Rotate ...

Page 100: ...ges or Rotate All Pages of This Image if you want to rotate all the pages in the document To reload a document or image Do one of the following To reload a document that you have already saved in the Viewer on the View menu click Reload In the Photo Enhancer on the File menu click Revert Reloading a document replaces the current document with the most recently saved version of the document ...

Page 101: ...hree separate documents named File 0001 tif File 0002 tif and File 0003 tif In addition when saving an image as a jpg or tif image you can change the options that apply to the image file type To save a document or image 1 On the File menu click Save As 2 In the Save Image As dialog box specify the Windows folder where you want to save the file 3 Enter a name for the file in the File Name box 4 Cli...

Page 102: ... image quality to the right for more quality and less compression 2 Click the appropriate Encoding Progressive Click to create an image that displays progressively in a Web browser The image displays as a series of overlays enabling viewers to see a low resolution version of the image before downloading it completely Progressive jpg files are not supported by some browsers and require more RAM for...

Page 103: ... component sampling the color accuracy of your image is slightly reduced resulting in a smaller image file size If color accuracy is more important than image size you should not use color component sampling 4 Click Save These Settings as the Defaults if you always want jpg images saved in these settings If you selected tif as the save as type and clicked Options 1 In the TIFF Options dialog box c...

Page 104: ...s but save in the tif file format This technique is supported by both the PDF and PostScript language file formats 2 Click Save These Settings as the Defaults if you always want tif images saved in these settings Specifying Viewer Preferences 6 You can set the Viewer window and photo editor preferences You can also set the current document as the desktop wallpaper If desired you can make the Viewe...

Page 105: ...w position options Click Change Window Size to Fit Image if you want the Viewer Window to automatically shrink to fit the displayed image If you clicked Change Window Size to Fit image you can also click Center Window When Auto sizing to center the Viewer window after the window is resized Click Automatically Save Window Position if you want to save the Viewer window position for the viewing of fu...

Page 106: ...ile Associations 2 In the File Associations dialog box select the desired image file types 3 Click OK To set the current document as the desktop wallpaper On the Tools menu point to Set Wallpaper and then do one of the following Click Centered to center a single document image on the desktop Click Tiled to tile multiple document images to fill the desktop area To restore the previous desktop wallp...

Page 107: ...or for the Viewer However you can setup another photo editor such as Paint Shop Pro as the default editor To add a third party editor it must be installed on your system To add a photo editor 1 On the Viewer toolbar click the Edit arrow button Then click Configure Editors 2 In the Configure Photo Editors dialog box click Add ...

Page 108: ...e Configure Photo Editors dialog box click the photo editor that you want and then click Set As Default To edit the properties of the associated photo editor 1 On the Viewer toolbar click the Edit arrow button Then click Configure Editors 2 In the Configure Photo Editors dialog box select the photo editor to edit and then click Edit 3 Make the desired changes to the name and or location To remove ...

Page 109: ...ct Ratio 3 Click or enter the dimensions of the new size in the Width or Height boxes 4 Click the desired resampling filter Changing the pixel dimensions and therefore display size of an image is referred to as resampling The Lanczos setting generally gives the best quality to the resized image To crop an image 1 On the toolbar or Edit menu click Crop 2 Drag the mouse pointer so that the area you ...

Page 110: ... left As you modify the image you can see the results on the right 2 Move the sliders to the left to decrease to the right to increase Or enter the desired value in the appropriate box When you adjust the hue you adjust the shade or tint of colors in the image Hue is measured on a circular spectrum running from red to green to blue and returning to red When you adjust the saturation you adjust the...

Page 111: ...tter viewing with your computer monitor or other output device To manually adjust color levels Truecolor 256 Grays image types 1 On the toolbar or Adjust menu click Levels In the Levels dialog box the original image appears on top As you modify the image you can see the results on the bottom 2 Move the sliders to the left to decrease to the right to increase Or enter the desired value in the appro...

Page 112: ... menu click Blur In the Blur dialog box the original image appears on the left As you modify the image you can see the results on the right Images appear with a blur value of 50 Because the modified image cannot be made clearer than the original specifying a blur value of less than 50 does not affect the modified image 2 In the Blur dialog box specify the desired value or move the slider to the le...

Page 113: ... less to the right to sharpen more Or specify a value in the Amount box When you sharpen an image you increase the difference between color values of adjacent pixels sharpening the appearance of a color To remove noise despeckle from an image Truecolor image type On the toolbar or Filter menu click Despeckle When you despeckle an image you remove image noise while preserving detail Despeckle remov...

Page 114: ...ppear in the After box click Scroll On the image in the After box use the mouse pointer to circle the eyes 4 Click Select On the image in the After box drag the mouse pointer to outline the eyes 5 Click the appropriate eye color 6 Move the slider to the right to increase the colored area to the left to decrease Or specify a value in the Amount box When you use the redeye reduction feature you redu...

Page 115: ...ish brown To colorize your image not available with Black and White or 2 Color image types 1 On the toolbar or Effects menu click Colorize The original image appears on top in the Colorize dialog box As you modify the image you can see the results on the bottom 2 Move the slider up to increase the hue or saturation values down to reduce Or specify a value in the appropriate box Applying the Colori...

Page 116: ...vert your image into a negative not available with High Color image type On the toolbar or Effects menu click Negative Applying the Negative effect inverts the image When you apply this effect the colors in your image are converted to black and white ...

Page 117: ...ndow on the Windows desktop and an icon in the Windows taskbar To open the Status Monitor if currently closed On the Windows desktop click Start point to Programs or All Programs point to MultiPASS Suite and then click MultiPASS Status Monitor To display the Status Monitor menu Right click the Status Monitor window or icon To display the Status Monitor window If the Status Monitor appears only as ...

Page 118: ...the icon on the taskbar click Minimize on the Status Monitor menu or click the Minimize button on the title bar To set the Status Monitor to open when you start Windows Click Load on Windows Startup on the Status Monitor menu To close the Status Monitor As needed for example if you are removing the MultiPASS Suite software click Close on the Status Monitor menu ...

Page 119: ...the Toolbar icon on the Windows taskbar and then click Exit MultiPASS Toolbar on the Toolbar menu To close the Status Monitor right click the Status Monitor icon on the Windows taskbar and then click Close on the Status Monitor menu Then quit any applications including virus checkers that are currently running 2 On the Windows desktop click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel in W...

Page 120: ...PASS Suite installation disk available during the repair process If you are still unable to install using the method above carry out the operation in Chapter 7 Installation or removal of the MultiPASS Suite cannot be completed Reinstalling the MultiPASS Suite 6 After you have uninstalled the MultiPASS Suite you use the same instructions for reinstalling as described in Chapter 2 Installing the Mul...

Page 121: ...ion was not completed restart your computer and try installing again 2 Are any other applications open If you have other applications open quit all of these and try installing again 3 Have you installed an earlier version of the MultiPASS Suite software version 4 2 or earlier Is Canon MultiPASS registered as the startup item in the Start menu program Remove the old version of the MultiPASS Suite s...

Page 122: ...k dialog box click OK 7 Restart your PC 8 Reinstall the MultiPASS Suite Setup Sheet During installation you were prompted to connect a USB cable and you could not proceed further 6 Remove the device from the Device Manager as follows 1 In the dialog box prompting you to connect a USB cable click No and exit installation of the MultiPASS Suite 2 On the Windows desktop click Start point to Settings ...

Page 123: ...ws XP only 6 Removal of the software will take longer if an application such as a virus checker is running Quit any applications including virus checkers before removing the MultiPASS Suite software Cannot use the MultiPASS Suite software after upgrading to Windows XP 6 If the MultiPASS Suite was installed in Windows 98 2000 Me and you upgraded to Windows XP without removing the MultiPASS Suite th...

Page 124: ...evice Manager Under Other devices click MultiPASS F20 then press the Delete key If you follow this procedure and are unable to remove the device repeat the procedure 4 Remove the MultiPASS Suite P 115 5 Restart your computer 6 Reinstall the MultiPASS Suite P 6 ...

Page 125: ... not turned on 1 Is there anything displayed in the LCD If nothing is displayed see Basic Guide 2 Is the USB cable connecting the computer to the printer The USB cable may have become disconnected when the MultiPASS Suite was running If it has connect the cable 3 Is another printer connected to the USB port You might have connected a different printer to the USB port allocated to the printer when ...

Page 126: ...Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 122 Disconnect the USB cable Reconfigure the port then reconnect the USB cable 6 Did you disconnect then reconnect the USB cable during standby Reconnect the USB cable ...

Page 127: ...d see Basic Guide 4 Print the nozzle check pattern P 54 5 Are you trying to print in DOS You can only print in Windows and not in DOS 6 Is there an application error or General Protection Fault error displayed on the computer Is the application you are using to print compatible with the operating system Refer to the application s documentation If the application is not compatible generally you wil...

Page 128: ...iPASS Suite software and try installing again To remove the MultiPASS Suite see P 115 To install see P 6 Cannot print to a shared printer 6 1 Is the server the computer to which the printer is connected turned on Turn the server on 2 Is the server set up for printer sharing Set up the server for printer sharing P 13 3 Is the server set up to allow your system access to the shared printer Set up th...

Page 129: ...will take time to process the data and printing will appear to have stopped Wait until data is processed Meaningless characters and symbols are printing 6 1 If this problem only occurs when printing a specific document Open and edit the document and try printing again If this does not work there may be a problem with the application Contact the application s manufacturer White streaks appear on th...

Page 130: ...nsity is set too high in the printer driver In the Properties dialog box on the Main tab click Manual in Color Adjustment then click Set In the Manual Color Adjustment dialog box reduce the intensity with the Intensity slider 5 Are you using recommended print media For recommended print media see Basic Guide 6 Clean the printer s interior If the printer s interior is dirty with ink or there is a b...

Page 131: ...less printing the quality of the printout at the top and bottom edges of the paper may deteriorate or the printout may be stained If the printout is dirty even on recommended print media move the paper thickness lever to the right Basic Guide ...

Page 132: ...nto position and the Eject button will protrude a maximum of 0 3 inches 7 mm from the slot 2 The memory card is not recognized although it is inserted securely into the card slot Remove and reinsert the memory card as explained on Basic Guide 3 Are there any images on the memory card Check if there is any image data on the memory card using your digital camera or computer 4 Is the image data valid...

Page 133: ... having difficulties operating with the printer Try again with a recommended memory card and PC card adapter Cannot write to the memory card write protect error displayed in Windows 6 1 Is the printer in photo print mode and card protection set to ON Windows 98 ME Switch to a different mode and set the CARD PROTECT setting to OFF Basic Guide Then disconnect and reconnect the USB cable Windows 2000...

Page 134: ...D PROTECT is set to ON or photo print mode is selected a write protect error may be displayed Disconnect then reconnect the USB cable Removable disk does not appear in Windows Explorer 6 This behavior can occur if you map a network drive to the next available drive letter after the local volumes and CD ROM drives have been assigned drive letters Do the following if you experience this problem 1 As...

Page 135: ...c Guide 4 Is the document loaded correctly Check that the document is loaded correctly on the platen glass Basic Guide 5 Restart the computer 6 If using a USB hub or repeater try connecting the USB cable directly to the computer If you can scan when the USB cable is connected directly to the computer the USB hub or repeater may be defective Replace them 7 After installing the MultiPASS Suite did y...

Page 136: ...omputer has hung up or frozen 6 1 Quit other open applications and try again Memory may be insufficient Quit other open applications and try again 2 Does the hard disk have enough available space Check that hard disk has enough available space in particular when scanning large documents at a high resolution For example a letter size document scanned at 600 dpi full color requires a minimum of 300 ...

Page 137: ...ks grainy increase the scan resolution P 82 2 Display the image at 100 Some applications do not display an image well at small sizes Try displaying the image at 100 magnification 3 There is moire when you scan printed material In ScanGear click Descreen P 70 4 Set the monitor display colors to 16 bit or higher In Display Properties set the display colors to 16 bit color 24 bit color or higher 5 Cl...

Page 138: ...ecified and the area outside the paper size will not be scanned Do the following On the Windows desktop on the Toolbar click Settings In the Toolbar Settings dialog box in the tab for the button used to scan specify the paper size P 82 White lines appear on the left side of the image 6 1 Place the document approximately 0 1 inches 3 mm from the edge of the platen glass Cannot scan multiple photogr...

Page 139: ...e platen glass and document cover Basic Guide Scanned image is displayed at a large small size on the computer screen 6 1 Enlarge or reduce the image display in the application However if you open the image in Paint or Imaging it may display at a large size and you will not be able to reduce it Open it in the MultiPASS Viewer 2 Change the resolution in ScanGear and try scanning again The image wil...

Page 140: ...dows taskbar click Start point to Settings and then click Printers in Windows XP click Start and then click Printers and Faxes 2 In the Printers window in Windows XP the Printers and Faxes window click the printer icon 3 On the File menu click Sharing 4 In the Properties dialog box on the Sharing tab click Shared As or Share this printer 5 In the Shared As box or Share name box type a name you wan...

Page 141: ...nsert the MultiPASS Suite installation disk instead if you are using Windows 2000 When Please provide a printer driver dialog box appears insert the MultiPASS Suite installation disk if you are using Windows XP When prompted for an inf file browse your MultiPASS Suite installation disk for the following folder MultiPASS PrnDrv F20 Win98Me ...

Page 142: ...hen the built in document feeder is used D default setting A value or a setting that the software assumes until or unless you specify another value dpi Dots per inch A unit of measurement for indicating a printer s resolution G gamma Contrast displayed within the middle of the tonal range midtones of your image graphic A written printed or electronically displayed symbol or drawing Also characters...

Page 143: ... the title subject author and size of a document or image file constitute metadata about the file midtone The middle of the tonal range of your image O OCR Optical Character Reader System which uses a scanner to read hand written or printed text and converts the scanned image to text information Normally text scanned with a scanner because it is a graphic cannot be edited but with OCR software the...

Page 144: ...ter supports TWAIN you can use the scanning features of the printer with any Windows application that supports TWAIN Twain the industry standard was developed by the TWAIN working group which consists of representatives from many leaders in the scanner hardware and software industry U USB Universal Serial Bus USB is a connectivity specification for attaching peripherals to computers It eliminates ...

Page 145: ... printing setting for printing 28 brightness adjusting tone when scanning 72 button size setting a Toolbar preference 86 C cable system requirement 2 Cleaning for printing 50 close the Photo Enhancer 89 the Toolbar 87 Viewer 88 89 collate setting for printing 28 color adjustment setting for printing 23 setting manually for printing 25 color balance adjusting in the Photo Enhancer 106 color level a...

Page 146: ...nt in the Viewer 88 91 image in the Photo Enhancer 89 saving the display size in the Viewer 91 specifying preferences 89 document displaying in the Viewer 88 paging through in the Viewer or Photo Enhancer 90 printing in the Viewer 92 printing thumbnails in the Viewer 92 setting as wallpaper 102 E effects setting 45 Enable ICM setting for printing 25 F file associations specifying in the Viewer 102...

Page 147: ...ncer 112 reducing redeye in the Photo Enhancer 109 resizing in the Photo Enhancer 105 rotating 95 setting as wallpaper 102 sharpening in the Photo Enhancer 108 image effects colorizing in the Photo Enhancer 111 negating in the Photo Enhancer 112 sepia toning in the Photo Enhancer 111 image file setting a scan preference on the Toolbar 83 image filters blurring in the Photo Enhancer 108 reducing re...

Page 148: ...nochrome setting print effects 45 Multi Crop for scanning 62 MultiPASS Service overview Win2000 XP 6 MultiPASS Status Monitor See Status Monitor MultiPASS Suite reinstalling 116 removing 115 software package overview 5 MultiPASS Toolbar See Toolbar Multi Photo Scan for scanning 60 multiple pages printing on a single sheet 29 My MultiPASS opening 17 renaming a document in a My MultiPASS folder 17 u...

Page 149: ... color level 107 negating images 112 overview 88 paging through a multipage document 90 reducing the redeye effect 109 reloading images 96 resizing an image 105 scrolling through a magnified image 91 sepia toning an image 111 sharpening an image 108 photo optimizer setting print effects 46 portrait setting the print orientation 27 poster details for printing 30 preferences display 89 preview image...

Page 150: ...sk memory card 18 remove photo editor in the Viewer 104 rename a document in a My MultiPASS folder 17 repair MultiPASS Suite installation 116 resize an image in the Photo Enhancer 105 resized image when scanning 69 reverse order setting for printing 28 reversed image when scanning 70 rotate image in the Photo Enhancer 95 image in the Viewer 95 rotated image when scanning 70 rulers when scanning 70...

Page 151: ... the text and color for printing Win98 Me 34 deleting from printing 42 orientation 41 placement for printing 40 position for printing 41 saving for printing 41 using when printing 32 Status Monitor closing 114 opening 113 using 113 system requirements to successfully install software 1 T tone adjusting when scanning 72 tone curve adjusting when scanning 76 Toolbar closing 87 using to scan 57 viewi...

Page 152: ...1 setting the desktop wallpaper 102 specifying a photo editor 103 specifying file associations 102 specifying options 100 specifying the default photo editor 104 viewing documents in full screen mode 91 Vivid Photo setting print effects 46 W wallpaper setting from the Viewer 102 WIA showing when scanning with the Toolbar 86 to scan an image 79 working with scan settings 79 Windows startup setting ...

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